Coin handler



o. "c. BERNARD July 15 COIN HANDLER Filed Nov. 1,

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Application filed November 1,1923. Serial No. 672,147.

To alljwhom it may concern:

Be it known that I, OSCAR C. BERNARD, a

' citizen of the United States, residing at El Paso, in the'countyof ElPaso, State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful lmprovementsin Coin Handlers; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

' clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will-enable others skilled in the art to which it appertainstomake and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in coin handlingdevices.

One object of the invention is to provide a device of thischaracterwhich is especially adapted for useon counters, of stores,where the counters become soiled and coins placed thereon become soiledand render it inconvenient and distasteful fora customer to pick up hischange. Also, a customer having gloves on the hands, finds itinconvenient, if not impossible to pick up coins from a counter,especially if the counter be the top of a show-case. This is also truewith bare hands.

The present device is adapted to be disposed on a counter or show-casetop, and includes a hopper into which the coins are placed, togetherwith a means operable by the customer to easily, quickly, and conveniently remove the coins from the hopper. without danger of the coinscoming into contact with the counter or show-case top.

Other objects and advantages will be apparent from the followingdescription when taken in connection with the accompanying drawmg.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevation of a coin handling device made in accordancewith the invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical central sectional view on the line 2-2 of Figure1.

Figure 3 is a side elevation of the device.

Figure 4 is a vertical central sectional view on the line 4et of Figure3, the slidable tube being raised to permit the opening of the coinsupporting doors, and the falling of the coins into the hand of acustomer.

Referring particularly to the accompanying drawing, 10 represents abase, which is of any suitable size and material, but preferably of woodor enameled metal, and secured to the base, at diametrically oppositepoints, are the upwardly and inwardly extending supporting arms 11, theupper ex tremities of which diverge and are'secured to the opposite"inclinedsides ofthe hopper 12. The front andtop of this hopper areopen, and in the front "opening there-is se cured a transparent plate'13, permitting a view of the interior of the hopper. The lower end ofthe hopper'is also open, and has the vertically. and downwardlyextendupper end of a guiding member '15. The opposite sides ofthismember 15 are formed with the vertical longitudinal slots 16,whi le theupper edge of the front wall of the guide-- is formed with a notch 17receiving the lower end of the transparent front plate 13,

of the hopper; 1

Pivotally secured to the'lower end of each side of the extending neckportion 14 is a door 18, said doors being of such dimensions as tocompletely cover or close the lower end of the neck portion when inhorizontal position. Extending outward from the hinged end of each ofthe doors 18 is a lug 19 which plays within one of the slots 16 of theguiding member, and whereby the door is permitted free pivotal movement,in the operation of the device, as will be more clearly explainedhereinafter.

Slidable vertically on the neck portion 14 is a tubular member 20, theupper edge of the front wall of which is formed with an inwardlydirected lug 21, which plays with in said notch 17, and on the lowerwall of which the said lug 21 is adapted to rest when the tubular member20 is in its lowermost position. In the opposite sides of the tubularmember 20 there are formed the elongated, transversely extending, slots22, the lugs or cars 19 resting against the inner faces of the sidewalls of the tubular member, immediately above the said slots, when thedoors are in closed position, and the tubular member in loweredposition.

Coins placed in the hopper fall into the closed doors 18, and aresupported thereby. To remove the coins the customer simply places thehand beneath the lower end of the tube 20 and gently lifts the tubecausing the same to slide upwardly on the guide 15. The upward movementof the tube 20 causes the slots 22 to come opposite the ends of the lugs19, when the lugs will pass outwardly therethrough, with the result thatthe doors 18 will gravitate into open position, dumping the coins intothe hand of the customer.

ing neck portion 14, to which is secured the and; wetcounter orshow-case, with the re ni e ederendm di s eek, n p-r n ea in new in aind a clean cend'tigni the obvious sanitary result.

i lai e y 7 l:-.-. ;-e hendle in ludi a h p r per n de r e d in h upperportion off-the and-llavin obtuse angularly exendin memes 'p s throughthe oppesitesides ofthe neck, and. a tube able: on the; neek and. havingslots receiving the: pro eetiens therethrough for movement t the h ts? tI wiee" the doors into out of coin supporting position. v

2. A. coinhandler. includingja hopper havdierse de k db r piiotally P"pens-Q t neeknd ha I obtuse e erlr enemies red fines at 9 side 9 e 3. Acoin handler including a hopper hav ing a depending dischargeneckfjormed with openings in the oppositesides thereof, doors pivotallysupported in the upper portion ofthe neck and each having an obtusealign-- larly extending project-ion movable. within an opening of theneck, and a vertically slidable tube on the neck having slots in opposite sides through which the said projections move to rock the doorsinto and out of open position upon movement of the tube on the neck,said projections bearing against the tube, when the tube is in loweredposition to maintain the doors inclosedcoin support ing position;

In testimony whereof, I affix my signa- I ture in the presence of twowitnesses.

OSCAR o BERNARD. W Vitnesses Y E HUNTE B. N. DAvIs. .1 I

